My thoughts on celebrities, comedians and things people say.

Most of my friends have no idea how sensitive I really am.  I'm really serious when I say this too, because I've been repeatedly told that I put on this great strong facade with 90 foot walls to protect myself.  Well, it doesn't mean that things don't get to me.  However, I had to say after watching what happened this week while watching George Lopez vs. Kirstie Alley, maybe my skin is thicker than most.  Since when is it wrong to say someone is fat after that person has made money on being fat?  I'm not saying it was nice, nor am I saying it was polite (although the way he said he was pretty polite if you ask me), but I did take it as a joke.  For years, every late night comedian joked about Kirstie Alley's weight.  Now, when George Lopez (who's no stranger to being extra large himself) says something that some consider insulting, she calls him a wolf and threatens to put him in a pot of boiling vodka.  Seriously?  I mean, yeah, he called her a little piggy.  Now, don't get me wrong, when Alec Baldwin said it about his daughter Ireland, that was pretty douchebaggy because 1) she's not fat and 2) he was actually saying it to hurt her.  But when George Lopez insinuates that Kirstie Alley is one, she wants to boil him?  It's a freaking joke.  Wow.  Really?  I guess I'm saying this because I know what it's like to be fat.  I also know what it's like to be a grown up that can take a joke.  I suppose no one ever made fun of Kirstie Alley as a teenager, so maybe she didn't realize there are some things one should be offended by (like things you cannot change about yourself) and things you should just brush off (someone calling you fat).  I know she is working hard to lose weight, but that's why it makes sense to retaliate with "I can lose weight, but your idiocy is forever..."  Threatening violence for something that was goofy?  Too much.  Well, apologies have been issued and accepted, so I guess I should be over it, but I'm just thinking, if you can't take a flippin' joke, then maybe you shouldn't be in show business...

Alright folks, in light of my recent post, my question to you is this... Is there a topic that should be off limits for the sake of not hurting people's feelings?

Also, if you haven't voted for your favorite type of wine, you have until March 31st to do so...

Here we go!

It's been on my mind for a while to start a blog.  Not because I have anything in particular that I need to share with the world, nor do I think of myself as the wisest person I know (I reserve that title for my mother...) I've just had some things on my mind now.  I have some stuff that I think about, some observations... Just some things that I hope will make people think or emote.  I like Facebook, but it's not always the best forum to use for sharing.  First of all, the amount of characters are pretty limited after a while.  Secondly, I'm really into free flowing thoughts right now.  I don't want to feel like things have to be controlled and measured at every turn, and with some people, that's the face I have to put on.  I guess what I'm trying to say is this blog will not necessarily be for the faint-of-heart or goody-two-shoes types.  If you want to see that, you may want to spend time reading something else.  This is just me being me, and I'm keeping it real.  I have every intention of updating this weekly, sometimes more, sometimes less.  I welcome all schools of thought and I encourage people to comment and share, but I will not tolerate anyone saying anything against other people's race, age or religious affiliation (or lack thereof).  If you want to slam someone's political beliefs, I can't stop you, but just know that it's kind of in bad taste considering in my mind, we all are allowed to have a difference of opinion, no matter how wrong yours may be.  Also be aware that I will share my opinion, and because it's my blog, I will say whatever I damn well please.  If you don't like it, don't read it.  FYI, I know this doesn't have real sentence structure or it may not be completely grammatically correct, but I finished English classes in 2008, so since this isn't for a grade, feel free to suck it if you can't handle my writing.  Okay, enough with the tough talk...
Now that I've laid out the ground rules, I just want to know what you guys are thinking about.  So, my question for this post is (wait for it...)

How old were you when you realized it was okay to be yourself and not live for someone else?